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Windows Troubleshooting Guide

Having trouble with the Spotify desktop app? Here’s a step-by-step guide of general troubleshooting steps known to resolve a multitude of issues. Basic Troubleshooting: Restart the Spotify app as well as your PC. Make sure both the app and Windows ar...

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Solved!! Desktop: Jam now available

Spotify is bringing Jam to the desktop app! 拾 ️ Now you can start or join a listening party with your friends, family, colleagues, and classmates, with the Spotify desktop app in addition to the mobile app. Although you can listen on your own, Jam in...

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Desktop: New "Now Playing View" sidebar

Spotify is introducing a new "Now Playing View" sidebar in the desktop app and Web Player to go along with the recently released "Your Library" sidebar. Together, the individually customizable design of these new views provides a richer experience, m...

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New Your Library sidebar

Spotify is introducing a new Your Library sidebar in the desktop app and Web Player. The new Your Library sidebar is rolling out to all desktop users now, so you will be seeing it soon if you haven't already. The new Your Library sidebar improves nav...

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No more "current song" on windows 10

Hello,I would like to know if a feature was removed, or if it's just my PC having issues. To get to the point, previously when spotify was minimized and I pressed the "previous" or "next' butto on my keyboard, a small rectangle on the top left of my ...

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Hello, I would like to know if a feature was removed, or if it's just my PC having issues.   To get to the point, previously when spotify was minimized and I pressed the "previous" or "next' ...

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Remove Songs From Playlists When Removed From Library`

I don't want any songs in any of my playlists that aren't in my library. Removing a song from the library is easy, how can I also remove it from all playlists? The only way I've found is to go to the playlist, find the song there and remove it from t...

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I don't want any songs in any of my playlists that aren't in my library.  Removing a song from the library is easy, how can I also remove it from all playlists?  The only way I've foun...

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Monitor compatibility. Full screen not working.

The program doesn't upscale to fill my 22" Monitor. It gets stuck in a 720p ratio. And on my 19" full screen works just fine.

Newbie

The program doesn't upscale to fill my 22" Monitor. It gets stuck in a 720p ratio. And on my 19" full screen works just fine.

frazinator

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Blue tooth connection falters and stoppped

Hi,Two weeks ago Spotify was doing fine with a blue tooth connection to my Sony Audio system/speakers.(about 4 meters away)Now no more music, sometimes just a crackling sound. Unless I take my desktop (Win 10/64) next to the speakers, then the connec...

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Hi, Two weeks ago Spotify was doing fine with a blue tooth connection to my Sony Audio system/speakers.(about 4 meters away) Now no more music, sometimes just a crackling sound. Unless I take my de...

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"Daily Mix cannot be started"

Every time I try to go onto any of my daily mixes I get that message and "Please try with something else" is there any way to fix this.

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Every time I try to go onto any of my daily mixes I get that message and "Please try with something else" is there any way to fix this.

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Really high cpu usage

My Spotify has been using up my CPU resources very much today for some reason that I don't know.

Newbie

My Spotify has been using up my CPU resources very much today for some reason that I don't know.

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"Can't play current track" on VPN.

Hello, My spotify premium refuses to play more than 2-3 songs without freezing at the end of one of the tracks. I then have to click skip to go to the next track every time.This occurs only when on a VPN, and spotify displays the error message "can't...

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Hello,   My spotify premium refuses to play more than 2-3 songs without freezing at the end of one of the tracks. I then have to click skip to go to the next track every time. This occurs o...

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Where to set to browse charts in English?

Hi, Recently my spotify app changed the language in the browse charts section to another languague, although my setting is English. I couldn't change it back to English. Any help is highly appreciated. Thanks.

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Hi,   Recently my spotify app changed the language in the browse charts section to another languague, although my setting is English.   I couldn't change it back to English. Any help is...

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Groove zu Spotify Frage

Guten Tag wenn ich ein Lied am Handy meiner Liste hinzufüge wird das dann, wenn ich die App von euch auf der Xbox One zb nutze syncronisert?Gibt es zu den Liedern Musik Videos?Gibt es Cloud Speicher für die Offline Songs?Gibt es eine Deutsche Hotline...

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Guten Tag wenn ich ein Lied am Handy meiner Liste hinzufüge wird das dann, wenn ich die App von euch auf der Xbox One zb nutze syncronisert? Gibt es zu den Liedern Musik Videos? Gibt es Cloud Speic...

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"Create Similar Playlist" button is available but does not do anything

I am on Windows and using version 1.0.64.399.g4637b02a. I am right clicking a playlist I own and selecting "Create Similar Playlist" - nothing happens. No playlist is created and no prompt comes up. The button is enabled but nothing happens when it i...

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I am on Windows and using version 1.0.64.399.g4637b02a.   I am right clicking a playlist I own and selecting "Create Similar Playlist" - nothing happens. No playlist is created and no prompt c...

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Orden en mis Álbumes

hola, mes gustaria poner un poco de orden en los Albumes que me guardo.estaria bien poder ordenar por la fecha en la que añadi el album

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hola, mes gustaria poner un poco de orden en los Albumes que me guardo. estaria bien poder ordenar por la fecha en la que añadi el album

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Delete songs without navigating to playlist?

On desktop, listening to all music and decide I want to delete one song... Is there an easy way to see what playlist it was in or a quick way to remove it from my Spotify music? I have been using Spotify for years so it is hard to navigate through th...

Music Fan

On desktop, listening to all music and decide I want to delete one song... Is there an easy way to see what playlist it was in or a quick way to remove it from my Spotify music?   I have been ...

JamieSmall

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Solved!! what is the run command to open spotify?

what is the command to open spotify using the run window? Example, winword opens word, chrome opens chrome, but for spotify I have to use the whole target. How can I open spotify by just using spotify or something simpler than the target address?

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what is the command to open spotify using the run window? Example, winword opens word, chrome opens chrome, but for spotify I have to use the whole target. How can I open spotify by just using spotif...

anirudhvee

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Solved!! Listen audio on desktop and TV simultaneously

HelloI'm using Chromecast to cast Spotify audio from my desktop to my TV.But as my desktop is in a different room, I would like to have the possibility to listen Spotify on my PC at the same time other people are listening in the living room.I alread...

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Hello I'm using Chromecast to cast Spotify audio from my desktop to my TV. But as my desktop is in a different room, I would like to have the possibility to listen Spotify on my PC at the same ti...

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Solved!! Differences between Windows 10 Store App and the Windows App

Hello, after two years of absence I plan to come back to Spotify. I saw that there is a version on the Windows 10 Store available.But you also offer a "normal" version at the Spotify website (that also runs on other OS). What are the differences betw...

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Hello,   after two years of absence I plan to come back to Spotify.   I saw that there is a version on the Windows 10 Store available. But you also offer a "normal" version at the Spot...

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Same playlist appears differently

Hello everyone! I have since the dawn of time worked on my playlist (currently 800+ songs) on my Spotify Free account. A while back, maybe a year or so, I got Spotify Premium on a new account. Because I hade such a large playlist I did not want to de...

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Hello everyone!   I have since the dawn of time worked on my playlist (currently 800+ songs) on my Spotify Free account. A while back, maybe a year or so, I got Spotify Premium on a new a...

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Spotify is very slow / Hitlists won't load

Spotify has been very slow lately, which cannot be due to internet connection. That's fine. Even on my iPhone it's much faster than the Windows 10 desktop version. Also a lot of the features simply won't load.

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Spotify has been very slow lately, which cannot be due to internet connection. That's fine. Even on my iPhone it's much faster than the Windows 10 desktop version.  Also a lot of the features s...

xandrelima

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Spotify Desktop Black Screen

Hello,I have black screen problems in spotify for some time. The application emits a sound on my post as if a window is blocked.Steps to reproduce the issue:I have unstall and install the new versionI have disable firewall and antivirusI have run mal...

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Hello, I have black screen problems in spotify for some time. The application emits a sound on my post as if a window is blocked. Steps to reproduce the issue: I have unstall and install the ne...

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How copy track link on Spotify ?

Hello guysI'm looking easy way to copy spotify track URL.Few months ago someone here on this forum gave link to page where you only put name of the song , and page give links to all like spotify and others sources..but I can't find this post with thi...

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Hello guys I'm looking easy way to copy spotify track URL. Few months ago someone here on this forum gave link to page where you only put name of the song , and page give links to all like spotify ...

Sebasty

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